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Ex-assemblywoman who lost re-election will get judgeship

January 18, 2022 6:13 pmJanuary 19, 2022 12:50 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will nominate former Assemblywoman Joann Downey (D-Freehold) to serve as a New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Court judge., the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Downey lost her bid for re-election to a fourth term last November in the...

Menendez gets two opponents in 8th congressional district

January 18, 2022 2:25 pmJanuary 18, 2022 10:49 pm

Rob Menendez, a member of the Port Authority board and the establishment choice for the 8th congressional district, gained two challengers for the Democratic nomination in the past week. Last Wednesday, Union City electrical engineer Ricardo Rojas launched his campaign,...

Murphy extols New Jersey Dream as second term begins

January 18, 2022 12:51 pmJanuary 18, 2022 6:01 pm

Before a vaccinated-and-tested crowd at the Trenton War Memorial, Gov. Phil Murphy was sworn in today for a second term as the governor of New Jersey, becoming the first Democrat to do so since former Gov. Brendan Byrne in 1977....

Statements on Gov. Murphy’s inauguration

January 18, 2022 12:49 pmJanuary 18, 2022 4:30 pm

SENATE PRESIDENT NICHOLAS SCUTARI “I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Governor Murphy on the start of his second term of office. As the first Democratic Governor to win reelection in more than four decades, this historic achievement comes at a...

Text of Gov. Phil Murphy’s Inaugural Address

January 18, 2022 12:08 pmJanuary 18, 2022 12:09 pm

The following is the full text of Gov. Phil Murphy’s second Inaugural Address on January 18, 2022, as prepared for delivery: Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver and family. Chief Justice Rabner and Justices of the Supreme Court. Members of our Congressional...

New law bans police officers at polling locations

January 18, 2022 11:31 amJanuary 18, 2022 9:22 pm

Police officers will no longer be permitted to stand within 100 feet of a polling place or ballot drop box under a new law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday morning. The new law includes both on-duty and off-duty...

Murphy will take oath today for second term as N.J. governor

January 18, 2022 12:04 amJanuary 18, 2022 10:59 am

Philip Dunton Murphy will be sworn in today for another term as 56th Governor of New Jersey. He’ll also join an elite group of two-term governors and was the first Democratic governor to win re-election in 44 years. “It is...